Alastair Campbell
05 July 2022
Enough is enough: Johnson is toast
His toadies are finally finding their spines and the only thing left is for the PM to go
Read the full article05 July 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Boris Johnson has surrounded himself with second-rate minds, including Nadine Dorries
The prime minister has deliberately created an inner circle who pose no threat and never question any of his actions
Read the full article29 June 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Labour must challenge the government’s economic myths
At the next election, Labour must hit back against the Tories’ myths rather than playing into them
Read the full article27 June 2022
A tribute to Dr Ernest Bennie, the man who saved my life
Ours was a chance encounter but it was absolutely life-changing, and I will never forget his kindness
Read the full article21 June 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Six years on, Brexit remains an act of national self-harm
Brexit continues to hurt the country politically, diplomatically and culturally. On its sixth anniversary, I’ve decided to ignore No 10’s promises that it’s going smoothly and focus elsewhere
Read the full article15 June 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The battle facing the Treasury Devil
The government has landed itself in a legal mess over the Northern Ireland protocol
Read the full article08 June 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Queen deserves better than Boris Johnson
His shtick and clowning around is an affront to her life and service
Read the full article06 June 2022
Don’t be fooled by this temporary reprieve, Johnson is toast
Tory MPs know, deep down, the prime minister is finished, and not a moment too soon
Read the full article01 June 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: How Boris Johnson became an accidental fascist
The prime minister wasn't born a fascist. But his incompetence and desperation to survive is certainly driving him in that direction
Read the full article25 May 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The tainted legacies of Germany’s ex-chancellors
The war in Ukraine is seeing the reputations of Olaf Scholz's two immediate predecessors reassessed, and not for the better
Read the full article19 May 2022
François Hollande’s not done with politics and warns that populism, left and right, must be defeated
The former French president takes aim at flippant Boris Johnson, Putin, Orbán and more
Read the full article18 May 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Why birthdays aren’t my thing
Good wishes on my birthday do not make me feel any better about getting older. Besides, there were two other important anniversaries last week both involving leaders of the Labour party
Read the full article11 May 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The right-wing media’s coverage of Beergate is sheer hypocrisy
The right-wing press are wrongly trying to convince readers Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson are just as bad as each other. The reality couldn't be more different
Read the full article04 May 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Did Nadine Dorries libel me?
My criticisms of the culture secretary have nothing to do with her being a woman, and everything to do with her being hopeless and dangerously out of her depth
Read the full article28 April 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Politicians exploit our lack of agreement over the facts, including Boris Johnson
Social media has created a world with constant disagreements over objective factual truths. Political leaders abuse this and our prime minister is no exception
Read the full article26 April 2022
Dear Mr Klopp, you’re wasted in football…
Why can't politicians be more like Jürgen?
Read the full article21 April 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Putin’s fallen out of favour with the French – bar Marine Le Pen
As swear words go, “putain” is up there with the best. But considering what most French people think of the Russian Tsar, is it time to revert it to “Putin”?
Read the full article19 April 2022
Justin Welby is a good man, Boris Johnson is not. So no prizes for guessing who the Tories are backing
The prime minister is a proven liar and criminal. Of course his party and their rags will continue to support him
Read the full article15 April 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: What Britain can learn from Côte d’Ivoire
Priti Patel should take note of the way the West African nation embraces migrants
Read the full article14 April 2022
A ten-point plan for Rishi Sunak
What should the chancellor do next? Here is Alastair Campbell’s verdict
Read the full article12 April 2022
The Tories are heading for oblivion if they prop up Johnson
The prime minister has no defence and no moral compass. Will his party finally act?
Read the full article07 April 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Boris Johnson’s litany of lies is an assault on our democracy
His lying isn't simply a question of his character, but a strategy aimed at undermining institutions that act as a check on power
Read the full article30 March 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Madeleine Albright’s warnings about fascism were spot on
They make for a fitting tribute to America’s first female secretary of state and the world should take heed of them
Read the full article23 March 2022
‘Belarus is more actively involved in the war than is widely understood’ – listen to Alastair Campbell
The New European's editor-at-large tells his fellow podcast host Rory Stewart why Belarus' leader-in-exile had to write for us
Read the full article23 March 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Like all bullies, Paul Dacre can dish it out, but cannot take it
It's ultimately why he dodged a bullet in failing to land the job as chair of Ofcom
Read the full article15 March 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Has Putin’s invasion undermined soft power?
The observation that military force has become less important in how nations wield power was more credible pre-invasion
Read the full article09 March 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Why democracy needs to prevail over dictatorship
Absolute power makes you think you can do what you like, where you like, how you like. It is a power no truly democratic leader will ever enjoy
Read the full article01 March 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: This time Putin has to fail
Putin must be seen by the world to lose. But, how this will happen and how long it will take remain difficult questions
Read the full article24 February 2022
For all the strong words today, Putin has exploited the West’s weakness, and the West has helped him to do so
Putin is the bad actor in the invasion of Ukraine, but we need to examine the role the West has played in allowing events to unfold
Read the full article22 February 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: We need a serious government with competent people
The nation needs serious politicians. Instead, we have Boris Johnson’s lies, Liz Truss’ Instagram diplomacy and Oliver Dowden’s warnings against woke
Read the full article16 February 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The government has made the country look like a basket case to the world beyond our shores
At a talk for the Institute of Directors in Ireland our editor-at-large was asked a multitude of questions, all from the perspective of: 'How did it come to this?'
Read the full article09 February 2022
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Boris Johnson’s just making it up as he goes along
The parties, the lies and now the replacements... his actions show his sole objective to be personal survival, no matter the cost
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